Access to health care

Families say autism therapy helped their kids. Indiana’s Medicaid cuts could put it out of reach

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INDIANAPOLIS — Shaunna Thompson was running out of childcare options. Her daughter Abbie was expelled from daycare in 2022 because of “all over the place” behavior. Thompson found an in-home provider for the toddler, but was told Abbie was “too much” to watch every day of the week. The experiences motivated Thompson to seek assistance … Read more

‘Insurance godmothers’ sign up Latinos for Obamacare in pro-Trump areas as he threatens to repeal it

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MIAMI — Salsa music blares from the food court in a rundown Miami shopping center as Latinos head to a kiosk and an office showing signs for “Obamacare,” where they hope to renew their health coverage plans before the year ends. It’s areas near this mall where former President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is … Read more

Ohio clinics want abortion ban permanently struck down in wake of constitutional amendment passage

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Abortion clinics in Ohio are pushing for a court to strike down abortion restrictions now that voters have enshrined abortion rights into the state Constitution, arguing that even the state’s Republican attorney general says the amendment invalidates the ban. The push comes on the heels of an amendment that Ohio voters approved last month that … Read more